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Bill 3776

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3776
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010321
Primary Sponsor:                  Rodgers
All Sponsors:                     Rodgers, Simrill, Bingham, Cato, 
                                  Easterday, Frye, Gilham, Haskins, J. Hines, 
                                  Hosey, Koon, Leach, Loftis, Robinson and 
                                  Stuart
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11402ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:           20020509
Subject:                          Sexual intercourse, age unmarried woman 
                                  can legally consent to sixteen years; Minors, 
                                  Crimes, Sex offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020515  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
------  20020513  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020510  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20020509  Amended, read second time, 
                  unanimous consent for third reading 
                  on Friday, 20020510
House   20020508  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   20010321  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on May 8, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 9, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 13, 2002 - Word format

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AMENDED

May 9, 2002

    H. 3776

Introduced by Reps. Rodgers, Simrill, Bingham, Cato, Easterday, Frye, Gilham, Haskins, J. Hines, Hosey, Koon, Leach, Loftis, Robinson and Stuart

S. Printed 5/9/02--H.    [SEC 5/13/02 2:08 PM]

Read the first time March 21, 2001.

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE AGE AT WHICH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN CAN LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE AGE FROM FOURTEEN YEARS TO SIXTEEN YEARS.

    Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

    "Section 33.    No unmarried woman person shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen sixteen years."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

    "Must Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended to raise the age at which an unmarried woman person can legally consent to sexual intercourse from the age of fourteen years to the age of sixteen years?

                                                    Yes    []

                                                    No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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